en Oranienbaum, Germany

Oranienbaum
Oranienbaum
Ortsteil of Oranienbaum-Wörlitz
	Oranienbaum Aerial view Little church and Pagode City church Oranienbaum castle
	Coat of arms
	Location of Oranienbaum
	Oranienbaum Oranienbaum
	Coordinates: 51°47′57″N 12°24′25″E / 51.79917°N 12.40694°E
Country	Germany
State	Saxony-Anhalt
District	Wittenberg
Town	Oranienbaum-Wörlitz
Area
• Total	32.30 km2 (12.47 sq mi)
Elevation	64 m (210 ft)
Population (2009-12-31)
• Total	3,280
• Density	100/km2 (260/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	06785
Dialling codes	034904
Vehicle registration	WB
Website	www.oranienbaum.de

Oranienbaum (German pronunciation: [oˈʁaːni̯ənˌbaʊ̯m] ^ⓘ) is a former town and a former municipality in the district of Wittenberg, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Since 1 January 2011, it is a District (German: Ortsteil) of the town of Oranienbaum-Wörlitz. It is situated south of the Elbe, east of Dessau.

History

Historical affiliations

Duchy of Saxony 1180–1212

County of Anhalt 1212–1218
Principality of Anhalt 1218–1252
Principality of Anhalt-Zerbst 1252–1396

Principality of Anhalt-Dessau 1396–1561
Anhalt-Dessau, ruled by Anhalt-Zerbst 1561–1603
Principality of Anhalt-Dessau 1603–1807
Duchy of Anhalt-Dessau 1807–1863

Duchy of Anhalt 1863–1918
Free State of Anhalt 1918–1933

Free State of Anhalt de jure, Gau Halle-Merseburg de facto, Nazi Germany 1933–1945

Saxony-Anhalt, Soviet occupation zone 1945–1949
Saxony-Anhalt, East Germany 1949–1952
Bezirk Halle, East Germany 1952–1990

Wittenberg (district), Saxony-Anhalt, Germany 1990–present

The former settlement of Nischwitz was renamed in 1673 after Countess Henriette Catherine of Nassau, a scion of the House of Orange-Nassau (Dutch: Oranje-Nassau) and princess consort of the then ruling Prince John George II of Anhalt-Dessau.

From 1683 on, the Countess had the Oranienbaum Palace erected according to plans by the Dutch architect Cornelis Ryckwaert. The parks are today included within the Dessau-Wörlitz Garden Realm, a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2000.